Bit disappointed that KP isn’t available for Surrey until the 19th; it does slightly improve Kent’s chances at the oval next week - just Finch, Sangakkara and Roy to worry about - but I was really looking forward to seeing him play live.

I had similar a couple of years ago, went to see Gloucestershire play Somerset either the game before Chris Gayle joined up or the game after he left.

Fucking diabolical and bollockless from the West Indies. Such a hollow victory.

This is just the state of the West Indies team at the moment, we’ve had a couple of test series against them in the last two years and strolled to victory. They’re a shell of what they used to be, or could be. Due to the weird rules for selection from the Windies cricket board (they have to have played domestically in that form of the game in the Caribbean over the last 12 months to be eligible) lots of players aren’t eligible as there’s a heck of a lot more money to be made going abroad and playing in T20 leagues. Not to mention a series of disagreements between individuals and the authorities. It’s a mess really.

Yeah they really do need to look at those eligibility rules, there’s probably only 2 or 3 of the current Test side who’d get in there if the whole talent pool was available but you certainly can’t criticise the players for going where the money is. Do feel like we’re maybe going to reach a head with the conflict between Test cricket and the franchises, perhaps some sort of compromise where T20Is are scrapped? Don’t think that as many people care more about Australia v South Africa in a T20 as do the IPL/Big Bash etc.

Do think a 2 tier system for Tests needs to come in though, with the greatest of respect to the Windies this first test has been a waste of everyone’s time.

This has been a tremendous Test match. I’m desperate for the Windies to pull this off. It would be in the Top 20 highest successful run chases ever. Which for a team who have been so appalling away from home for years would be incredible.

Even when the chase got below 50 I was still worried that they blow it somehow. If I’m honest I thought that any target beyond 200 would see the Windies completely collapse and be skittled for about 150. Delighted to be proved wrong.

Today showed why Test cricket can be so brilliant as well. Control of the game changed hands so many times, and the game was only won in the final half an hour of the last day.

Sri Lanka used to be really good at cricket. The current squad just seems unable to put up any fight though. Lost the 3 test series & just got beat 5-0 in the ODI’s. How they didnt win the 2nd ODI is a complete mystery to me.

Sri Lanka used to be really good at cricket. The current squad just seems unable to put up any fight though. Lost the 3 test series & just got beat 5-0 in the ODI’s. How they didnt win the 2nd ODI is a complete mystery to me.

It’s been a relative walk in the park. It’s not even noticeable that India have been without arguably their 4 first choice bowlers in Ashwin, Jadeja, Umesh Yadav and Shami (I stress arguably). Losing Dilshan, Sangakkara, Jayawardena, Murali and effectively Malinga considering he’s a shadow of his former self, in such a short period of time has really killed them as a force. The replacements just haven’t come through. Even Bangladesh are comfortably better now.

Great to see Ashish Nehra got a farewell he deserved on his home ground. Not easy to keep making comebacks from injury considering the competition for the limited pacer slots in that team over the last 2 decades.

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